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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-8

…for a fixed period, set by regulation. This period may not be less than seven years, except in the case of healthcare activities requiring special provisions in the interests of public health.Where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-15

…after the authorisation holder has been given the opportunity to present its observations.In urgent cases, the authority that issued the authorisation may suspend it without any prior formality, in wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-4

…ding any means of appeal. "It may be discharged by the court that ordered it or that is hearing the case. The measure ceases to have effect if the case is dismissed or acquitted. "Decisions ruling on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Obligation to register.

Article R123-32

…the court in whose jurisdiction either:1° Its principal place of business is located;2° Or, in the cases provided for in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 123-10, his residential premises…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6243-5

…estion to the Conseil d'Etat, the court stays the proceedings. It may, however, decide otherwise in cases where the law requires it, on grounds of urgency, to give a ruling. In all cases, it may take…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6343-5

…estion to the Conseil d'Etat, the court stays the proceedings. It may, however, decide otherwise in cases where the law requires it, on grounds of urgency, to give a ruling. In all cases, it may take…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-111-5

…shall be voted by chapter and, if the Assembly of French Guiana so decides, by article.In these two cases, the Assembly of French Guiana may, however, specify that certain appropriations are specialis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Tariff of charges

Article R147

In the cases provided for in articles 54, 56, 97 and 151, compensation shall only be granted for the custody of seals where it has not been deemed appropriate to entrust such custody to residents of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D4

…ce or the Sub-Directorate of the Judicial Police of the National Gendarmerie General Directorate in cases of necessity, taking into account the possibilities afforded to the judicial police officer fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: The savings bank network.

Article R512-55

…by the Articles of Association of the Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance, he/she is replaced, as the case may be, either by his/her alternate if he/she was elected by a two-round majority uninominal ba…

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